LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 16, 2013 TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1530 by King, Ken (Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 17 to clarify that clerks are to retain an administrative fee when refunding a cash bond to a criminal defendant. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 102 to require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of a notice of a hearing in an expunction case; require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of an order of expunction in an expunction case and permit a $5 court security fee upon conviction of a felony in courts other than district courts. The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013. Since the fees addressed by the bill are retained locally, the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that there is no impact to the state as a result of changes made by the bill. Local Government Impact The bill would result in additional revenue to counties. Revenue generated would vary depending on the number of new fees collected under the bill but is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, CL, JI, JJO, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1530 by King, Ken (Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1530 by King, Ken (Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1530 by King, Ken (Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1530 by King, Ken (Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 17 to clarify that clerks are to retain an administrative fee when refunding a cash bond to a criminal defendant. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 102 to require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of a notice of a hearing in an expunction case; require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of an order of expunction in an expunction case and permit a $5 court security fee upon conviction of a felony in courts other than district courts. The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013. Since the fees addressed by the bill are retained locally, the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that there is no impact to the state as a result of changes made by the bill.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 17 to clarify that clerks are to retain an administrative fee when refunding a cash bond to a criminal defendant. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 102 to require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of a notice of a hearing in an expunction case; require a $4 charge for each fax or e-mail of an order of expunction in an expunction case and permit a $5 court security fee upon conviction of a felony in courts other than district courts.
The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013.
Since the fees addressed by the bill are retained locally, the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicates that there is no impact to the state as a result of changes made by the bill.
Local Government Impact
The bill would result in additional revenue to counties. Revenue generated would vary depending on the number of new fees collected under the bill but is not anticipated to be significant.
The bill would result in additional revenue to counties. Revenue generated would vary depending on the number of new fees collected under the bill but is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, CL, JI, JJO, KKR
UP, CL, JI, JJO, KKR